An Extreme DUI 3-count bundle plus a companion DV case at Buckeye Municipal Court carried stacked DUI exposure plus federal Lautenberg firearm prohibition for life, mandatory DV treatment, and additional misdemeanor convictions. Future First reduced the DUI two tiers to Slightest Degree, got the DV Assault count dismissed, and put the DV Disorderly Conduct count on track to diversion-dismissal.
At a glance
| Court | Buckeye Municipal Court |
| Original charges | DUI case (3 counts): Extreme DUI BAC .15 to .20 (ARS § 28-1382(A)(1)), Class 1 Misdemeanor; DUI with BAC of .08 or More (ARS § 28-1381(A)(2)), Class 1 Misdemeanor; DUI Impaired to the Slightest Degree (ARS § 28-1381(A)(1)), Class 1 Misdemeanor. Companion DV case (2 counts): Assault – Intentionally or Knowingly Causing Injury (ARS § 13-1203) with DV designation, Class 1 Misdemeanor; Disorderly Conduct (Fighting) (ARS § 13-2904(A)(1)) with DV designation, Class 1 Misdemeanor |
| Presumptive exposure | Extreme DUI carries 30 days mandatory jail with up to 21 suspendable on IID and counseling completion (9 days actual jail floor), a 12-month judge-ordered ignition interlock device, base fines starting at $2,500 plus 84 percent surcharges and assessments approaching $4,500 total, MADD Victim Impact Panel, supervised probation up to five years, and a permanent Extreme DUI tier conviction. The DV companion case stacked DV Assault and DV Disorderly Conduct (Fighting) charges that would have added permanent DV stripes, federal Lautenberg Amendment firearm prohibition for life, mandatory DV offender treatment, no-contact orders, and additional misdemeanor convictions on the record |
| Result | DUI case: State dismissed Extreme DUI and .08+ DUI counts; case amended to single Class 1 Misdemeanor DUI Slightest Degree under ARS § 28-1381(A)(1); 1 day jail with 9 days suspended on counseling; $1,574 fines; 12-month IID. DV case: DV Assault count dismissed; DV Disorderly Conduct count entered Title 9 deferred prosecution with anger management counseling and $300 fee, scheduled for dismissal at the June 2026 sentencing hearing; client trespassed from incident scene; all pretrial release conditions removed |
| Eligibility for set aside | DUI: upon IID removal and program completion under ARS § 13-905 |
| Eligibility for sealing | DUI: three years after IID removal under ARS § 13-911. DV case: immediately after the June 2026 dismissal under ARS § 13-911 |
The stakes
The client faced a three-count DUI bundle led by Extreme DUI under ARS § 28-1382(A)(1) plus a companion DV case in Buckeye Municipal Court charging DV Assault and DV Disorderly Conduct (Fighting). The Extreme DUI conviction would have meant 30 days mandatory jail with up to 21 suspendable on IID and counseling completion (9 days actual jail floor), a 12-month judge-ordered ignition interlock device, base fines starting at $2,500 plus 84 percent surcharges and assessments approaching $4,500 total, MADD Victim Impact Panel, supervised probation up to five years, mandatory alcohol screening and treatment, automatic driver license suspension, a three-year arrest record sealing wait under ARS § 13-911 measured from IID removal, and a permanent Extreme DUI tier conviction. The DV companion convictions would have layered permanent DV stripes, federal Lautenberg Amendment firearm prohibition for life, mandatory DV offender treatment, no-contact orders, and additional misdemeanor convictions on the client’s record that surface on every employment, housing, professional licensing, and immigration background screen.
What we did
Future First negotiated both cases. On the DUI: the State dismissed the Extreme DUI count and the .08+ DUI count and amended the matter to a single Class 1 Misdemeanor DUI Impaired to the Slightest Degree under ARS § 28-1381(A)(1), a two-tier reduction. The client served 1 day jail with 9 days suspended on counseling, paid $1,574 in fines, and accepted a 12-month IID. On the DV case: the DV Assault count was dismissed and the DV Disorderly Conduct count entered Title 9 deferred prosecution requiring anger management counseling and a $300 fee, with case dismissal scheduled at the June 2026 sentencing hearing. The client was trespassed from the incident scene and all pretrial release conditions were removed. Set aside under ARS § 13-905 available on the DUI upon IID removal and program completion. Arrest record sealing under ARS § 13-911 on the DUI eligible three years after IID removal, and on the DV case eligible immediately after the June 2026 dismissal.
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If you’re facing DUI plus DV companion cases in Arizona
Two-case defense across DUI and DV matters requires coordinated strategy. Each case runs on its own track with its own prosecutor, judge, and procedural calendar. Defense work has to manage both tracks simultaneously while keeping the cases positioned to support each other rather than working against each other.
The Lautenberg avoidance on the DV case is the highest-impact piece of the combined resolution. The DV Assault count dismissed entirely closes the most consequential DV charge. The DV Disorderly Conduct count in Title 9 deferred prosecution will dismiss at the June 2026 sentencing hearing. Neither will produce a Lautenberg trigger.
The two-tier reduction on the DUI case (Extreme to Slightest Degree) drops the public-record imprint from the second-highest C1M DUI tier to the lowest. Combined with the DV case dispositions, the cumulative record shifts from “Extreme DUI + DV Assault + DV Disorderly Conduct + two more DUI counts” to “Slightest Degree DUI” alone.
Future First Criminal Law has handled coordinated DUI plus DV companion cases across Maricopa County and Arizona. We know how Buckeye Municipal Court evaluates two-case plea structures.
Related resources
- Arizona DUI defense — full overview of how we handle every tier of DUI charge
- Arizona criminal defense — misdemeanor and DV defense strategy
- Set aside and sealing in Arizona — how to clean up your record
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